Category: South Africa

Joburg Drivers vs Cape Town Drivers

We all know the popular South African aphorism – “Joburg has better drivers than Cape Town.” Even staunch, I-could-never-live-anywhere-else Capetonians say this. I certainly have. We embrace our crappy driving and wear it as a mark of pride. There is no need for a sense of direction when you can just look up at the…
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August 30, 2010
A Capetonian in Joburg: First impressions

I've been here nearly two weeks after our “semigration” from my home city, Cape Town. Most of it’s been spent unpacking boxes, drinking too much whisky and driving around the megalopolis trying to find decent furniture. The GPS has taken me through Mayfair, similar to the rougher parts of Woodstock with its seedy slum feel,…
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July 30, 2010
The Kulula Ordeal

After Alistair and I tweeted about our horrific Kulula experience on Saturday, Kulula asked me to email them. Below is the email I sent detailing the nightmare of cancelled flights, airport sprints and complete lack of care shown towards fur children. Basically I've asked them to sort their shit out. I used to be a…
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July 19, 2010
Moving to Joburg

I dreamt about horses last night. According to the dream books this is indicative of a "highly stressful time of change". Huh, it should have been a hundred wild stallions then. This moving to Joburg business is rather taxing and I've run out of single malt whisky. Fuck. Bitching and whining aside, I'm pretty excited.…
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June 28, 2010